Petry, who was acquired by the Habs from the Edmonton Oilers on March 2, inked a six-year deal worth a reported $33 million on Tuesday.

“I mean it was something that never really crossed my mind. Once I started negotiating with the Canadiens, my family, my wife and I made a decision that we really strongly wanted to come back,” said Petry. “We’re just happy a deal could be made rather quickly.”

Petry said contract talks went back and forth for roughly two weeks before picking up steam yesterday and today.

During the Canadiens locker clean out day following the second round loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, Petry had conversations with several of his teammates. A chat with two teammates in particular went a long way in the 27-year-old re-signing in Montreal.

“Everyone was packing up and saying goodbyes for the summer,” Petry recalled. “I had a couple guys that came up to me and wish me good luck with everything that would happen over the summer, but expressed that they would really like to have me back.

“That meant a lot. Hearing from guys like (P.K.) Subban and guys like (Carey) Price, guys that play a key role on this team – hearing that from them, it weighed in a lot on the decision.”

Petry had three goals and seven points in 19 regular season games for the Habs following the trade while averaging over 22 minutes a night in ice time. He added two goals and an assist in 12 playoff games.

“He is a solid defenseman with speed and size who acquired valuable playoff experience this year,” said Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin in a statement. “Jeff is a very good fit within our group of defensemen and his presence gives us a lot of depth at this position.”

Petry’s new deal carries an annual average value of $5.5 million – a nice bump in pay from the $3.075 million he made during the 2014-15 season; however, Petry is not concerned about increased expectations next season.

“It’s something that comes with it, but when I spoke with Marc today, after signing the contract, he said the way you played coming to this team earned the contract that you’ve been given,” Petry said. “That’s something that he said shouldn’t change. He kind of stressed (not to) change your style of play because of it. Don’t let it influence the way you play.”

“We are very happy that Jeff has agreed to remain with the Montreal Canadiens for the next six seasons,”said general manager Marc Bergevin in a statement. “To re-sign him to a new contract was one of our main off-season priorities.

“Jeff showed a tremendous will to commit to the Canadiens and stay in Montreal. He is a solid defenseman with speed and size who acquired valuable playoff experience this year. Jeff is a very good fit within our group of defensemen and his presence gives us a lot of depth at this position.”

Petry, who was acquired at the trade deadline from the Edmonton Oilers, had three goals and seven points in 19 regular season games for the Habs while averaging over 22 minutes a night in ice time.

The 27-year-old added two goals and an assist in 12 playoff games.

Following the Habs’ second round loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, Petry expressed his desire to remain in Montreal saying it was his first choice.

Petry would’ve become an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career next month as his one-year $3.075 million deal was set to expire.

Dumont appeared in three games for the Canadiens in 2014-15 registering a minus-1 rating while averaging 9:07 in ice time. The 24-year-old spent a bulk of the season with the American Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs where he scored 20 goals and 45 points in 66 games.

The 5-foot-10, 189-pound forward was originally the fifth round selection (139th overall) at the 2009 NHL Draft. In 18 career NHL games, all with the Habs, Dumont has one goal and two assists.

Ellis appeared in 27 games with the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2014-15 scoring three goals and nine points. The 6-foot-1, 207-pound defenseman also appeared in 39 ECHL games with the Wheeling Nailers scoring 13 goals and 26 points.

The 23-year-old was the Habs’ fourth round pick (117th overall) at the 2010 NHL Draft.

— Sutherland is back in the mix after last calling a Cup Final in 2011 (Boston-Vancouver).

— Those cut from the conference finals? Eric Furlatt, Steve Kozari, Chris Rooney and Brad Watson. The latter, of course, was embroiled in controversy after an (alleged) verbal altercation with Montreal’s Brandon Prust in Round 2. Prust, who was tagged with 31 penalty minutes in a Game 2 loss to the Lightning, accused Watson of trying “to play God,” adding that the veteran referee “kept provoking me, he came to the box and called me every name in the book.”

Prust later apologized for his remarks, and was fined $5,000 for what the NHL called “baseless and demeaning” comments, and Watson moved onto to the next round.

— As for the linesmen, only Derek Amell returns from the crew that called last year’s Cup Final.